Bulldogs Face Off Against Ivy Rivals Harvard and Princeton

David Soiles (photo by Mike Boucher)

Feb 10, 2010

Tri-meet Will Be Last Regular
Season Meet

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Bulldogs will compete
against Ivy rivals Harvard and Princeton this Saturday in
Princeton, N.J. The men have not lost to the Crimson for the past
several years and will shoot for another victory. The flat track in
Princeton's Jadwin Gymnasium will also be good practice for the
same surface at Heptagonals two weeks from now. Head coach David
Shoehalter hopes the tri-meet will serve as a mental springboard
heading into the post-season.

"It's less about running fast times and making longer distances
- it's more about competing, beating people," Shoehalter said.

The Bulldogs certainly have been putting on impressive
performances in the last few weeks. Junior David
Smith has consistently placed in the top spots in the shot
put, while freshman Mike Levine has done the same
in the weight throw. Sophomore Yifan Chen looks
confident going into the triple jump after notching a PR at last
week's Giegengack Invitational. Senior Reynolds
Holmes will also be defending his win in the long jump
from last year's tri-meet.

Senior Chris Labosky, who ran the
fourth-fastest Yale indoor time in the 800-meter run at the
Giegengack Invitational, should build off his third-place finish
from the tri-meet last season. Junior Jeff
Perrella also looks ready to top his third-place finish
from last year's tri-meet in the 3000-meter run after running an
IC4A-qualifying time last week. In his first collegiate appearance
in the mile, sophomore Conor Dooney ran an
impressive race last Saturday that also qualified him for the
IC4As. The 4x800 meter relay team with Labosky, freshman
Chris Ramsey and other strong distance runners,
will aim for another win this year.

In the sprints, sophomore Matt Bieszard moved
into the top 10 at Yale for the indoor 200-meter dash last week,
while Marty Evans proved his speed in the 60-meter
dash. Senior Ted Galligan should also place well
in the 60-meter hurdles again this week. Bieszard, Evans, senior
David Soiles, as well as others, should prove
strong in the 4x400-meter relay.

Both the Crimson and the Tigers are coming off successful
weekends and will challenge the Bulldogs this Saturday. The Crimson
won their annual Battle of Beantown at home, while the Tigers, last
year's runner-up at indoor Heptagonals, won the Sykes-Sabock
Challenge at Penn State. Nevertheless, the Bulldogs have talented
athletes across the board; now they will work on getting into a
competitive mode going into Heptagonals.

The meet will start at 10 a.m. Results will be posted on yalebulldogs.com after
the meet.